Saltwater
Purplemouth moray
Gymnothorax vicinus
Muraenidae, Muraeninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 132 cm
- Body shape
- Eel-like
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 48,352 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, and 34 more countries.
More about the species
Description
A benthic and solitary species inhabiting rocky shores and reefs where water is clear. Most active at night. Marketed fresh. May cause serious wounds. Traded as an aquarium fish at Ceará, Brazil.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Gymnothorax cyanopunctatus
- Gymnothorax funebris
- Gymnothorax obscuratus
- Gymnothorax versipunctatus
- Gymnothorax virescens
- Leptocephalus forsstromi
In other languages
- Brown conger, Brown moray, Congo, Deepwater conger, Dusky-mouthed moray, Dusky-mouthed moray eel, Purple-mouthed moray eel
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.